Ernies Massive Irish 1930's to 2005 Photo Archive

[flange lubricator]

33 minutes ago, Newtoncork said:

Did the six wheelers ever run with Cravens? Could they?

They certainly did when first introduced until the arrival of the Dutch vans and BR Mk 1 vans and by the mid 1970's the Six wheel van were relegated to be mainly used  on secondary and suburban services .

[Irishswissernie]

Tralee & Dingle, Dingle station, 8T on the LRTL Special 11 June 1953.

GNRI Class V 86 near Dundalk 19 May 1949 JG Dewing.

Adelaide shed U Class reno 68 ca 1960

 

[Irishswissernie]

Cork J15 195 taking water, July 1955.

GNRI 43, location is Portadown , thanks for confirming everyone EDITED

Inchicore 360 passing on quite a long train 14 May 1953

 

Edited August 6, 2023 by Irishswissernie

[Galteemore]

I’d take a punt on Portadown for 43. That’s a UTA crest on tender so post 58

[airfixfan]

Would also agree that looks like the Belfast end of Portadown.in early 1960s

[Irishswissernie]

4 of the new acquisitions today.

Inchicore 4 July 1954.

Ennis d17, 16 12.45 Limerick - Galway 9 July 1954

Athlone 375 Galway - Dublin 23 Sept 1953.

Broadstone 20 Sept 1953.

 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Stunning photos 

[leslie10646]

An especially good post of photos, Ernie.

The Inchicore shot is well-known to we oldies, but interesting to see the D17 on the old WL&WR. I'm pretty sure I have never seen a photo of a Woolwich crossing the Shannon - something they did every day throughout the early Fifties, but seems to have been little captured. Shots showing anything of the roundhouse at Broadstone are pretty rare.

Thanks for capturing these and letting us see them.

[airfixfan]

Great photos any Narrow Gauge in your new purchases?

[Irishswissernie]

3 hours ago, airfixfan said:

Great photos any Narrow Gauge in your new purchases?

Yes, several Donegal, Swilly, West Clare and Cavan & Leitrim, unfortunately the photographer preferred to take Loco portraits so 'nowt flash like' although I would keep 'tuned in'

[airfixfan]

Better something than nothing!

[Irishswissernie]

1 hour ago, airfixfan said:

Better something than nothing!

Just for you Jim; I am up early tomorrow chasing and hopefully actually videoing Potash trains at Hunts Cliff near Saltburn, a second attempt after a fruitless trip last friday .

CDRJC Victoria Road , Derry , Drumboe 12 July 1954. You can see the differences in length of the ex NCC first coach and the second CDRJC one.

Same location but  Alice on the 10am to Strabane 26 Sept 1953.

Lastly GNRI  Ballyhaise, AL 141 on 17.15 to Clones 10 July 1954.

 

Edited August 8, 2023 by Irishswissernie

[airfixfan]

Rare to see photos of the ex NCC coaches put into service in 1952 on.the Derry branch. Thanks Ernie 

Rare to see photos of the ex NCC coaches put into service in 1952 on.the Derry branch. Thanks Ernie 

[Galteemore]

Interesting. Looks like an old GN Railmotor in tow 

[airfixfan]

CDR coach might be 58 need to check when I see the real thing on Saturday

[Andy Cundick]

16 hours ago, airfixfan said:

CDR coach might be 58 need to check when I see the real thing on Saturday

Its coach 57,58 being the shorter one,the other coach is 13 the centre footboard is the give away from when the centre compartment was converted to guards compt.Andy.

[airfixfan]

Thanks Andy had not time to enlarge the photo. Will see coach 58 on Saturday anyway!

[Irishswissernie]

Skibbereen, F6, 34. 20.50 from Baltimore, terminated there probably just to get loco back to shed.

Wexford Quays , Afternoon goods from Rosslare, J15 144. 21 Sept 1953.

Athenry , 15.55 Tyam -Galway D17 59 23 Sept 1953

 

 

[Irishswissernie]

Tramore station, 20.15 to Waterford Manor , J26 560 5 July 1954.

Cavan & Leitrim Railway, Drumshanbo 8 June 1953. & Ballyconnell , 12 L 12.20 Dromod - Belturbet 24 Sept 1953.

 

[Irishswissernie]

GNRI today, Enniskillen Railcar C3 25 Sept 1953.

Connolly I think its T2 52 ca 1959.

Dundalk Works sidings ca 1959-60.

 

[Northroader]

nice old brake van over on the left in the Dundalk shot.

[Irishswissernie]

SLNCR 'Lough Melvin' at Enniskillen 25 September 1954.

L&LSR Pennyburn Yard 15, 16 June 1952.

Sligo shed G2 664 14 July 1954.

 

[Irishswissernie]

Wexford , According to the photographer this was the17.45 to Waterford via Macmine Jc & New Ross,but appears to be rather a lengthy train for the service and there is no mention of such a train in the WTT's I have for  1948 & 1957. More likely to be a Dublin service, there was a 5.10 pm to Westland Row in the  1948 WTT.J15 114, 21 Sept 1953.

Busy time at Strabane, CDRJC, Railcar 12, Phoenix & Blanche plus GNRI PGs 100, 13 July 1954.

Cork, Albert Quay, 423 shunting Tar Tank wagon 6 July 1954.

 

Edited August 21, 2023 by Irishswissernie

[airfixfan]

Like the second photo an unusual location at Strabane 

[Irishswissernie]

Demolition train at Dooks on the Valencia Harbour branch June 1961.

Mallow 388 ca 1960 or maybe slightly earlier.

Poor neg of Belturbet yard on the C& L ca 1959.

Ex B&CDR Baltic 223 at Queens Quay shed 11 July 1954.

 

[leslie10646]

I've just realised that I have Bob's model of the brake van on the Valencia line downstairs. I could have a go at replicating the train!

[Northroader]

It would look nicer putting track down, Leslie, not taking it up.

Actually, I think Ernie’s portfolio for the Valencia Harbour line is one of the most evocative set of railway pictures going. 

Edited August 23, 2023 by Northroader

[Bob49]

I have to say the brake van would be an interesting model

[Westcorkrailway]

The red coach (if not the whole train) was used in lifting the west cork line a few years later

[Irishswissernie]

I have just realised that I am away tomorrow entertaining relations (including 5 year old granddaughter so definitely no free time! We are, so I'm told on diverging Learning Curves ) so I have added these to flickr today.

Wexford Shed, 543 minus its front bogie wheels and 87, 5 July 1954.

Ennis D14, 93 on 8.55am Galway - Limerick passing the West Clare sidings 23 September 1953.

Cork City Railway, C7 317 heads for Kent station 10 June 1952.

CDRJC (NCC) Londonderry, Victoria Road, 5, 'Drumboe' 12 July 1954.

 

Edited August 24, 2023 by Irishswissernie

[jhb171achill]

On 8/8/2023 at 6:13 PM, Galteemore said:

Interesting. Looks like an old GN Railmotor in tow 

It is - a highly unusual visitor to those parts.

[jhb171achill]

3 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

The red coach (if not the whole train) was used in lifting the west cork line a few years later

This thing was a purpose-built "Ballast Van", used only on PW trains and the like. Possibly used an old 6-wheeled chassis, as long-wheelbase four-wheelers simply didn't exist here. Unusually, it was painted bauxite brown - other PW stock, just like other non-passenger stock, was inevitably standard wagon grey. No such things as yellow machines until the 1960s - even the first automatied tampers and liners were grey.

I have a notion that there was a second one of these vans, used for the same purpose, but not perhaps exactly the same. Will post details if ever I find them!

This particular one, as you say, was used in West Cork after closure - but probably also the Newmarket and Kenmare branches when lifting was in progress too. As such, it is likely to have been based in Cork or possibly Tralee.

On 23/7/2023 at 8:23 AM, Irishswissernie said:

West Clare , the LRTL Special at Lahinch 10 June 1953. 5C and Tourist saloon 33C.

  

 

That has to be the late Johnny O'Meara (with black cap) on the left in the coach!

[jhb171achill]

On 30/7/2023 at 9:02 AM, Irishswissernie said:

Yes go ahead. Is the first part of its number an E or an 8?

Probably an "8".

 

[airfixfan]

Nice shot of Drumboe at Victoria Road in the last year of the Derry branch.

[Andy Cundick]

3 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

This thing was a purpose-built "Ballast Van", used only on PW trains and the like. Possibly used an old 6-wheeled chassis, as long-wheelbase four-wheelers simply didn't exist here. Unusually, it was painted bauxite brown - other PW stock, just like other non-passenger stock, was inevitably standard wagon grey. No such things as yellow machines until the 1960s - even the first automatied tampers and liners were grey.

I have a notion that there was a second one of these vans, used for the same purpose, but not perhaps exactly the same. Will post details if ever I find them!

This particular one, as you say, was used in West Cork after closure - but probably also the Newmarket and Kenmare branches when lifting was in progress too. As such, it is likely to have been based in Cork or possibly Tralee.

That has to be the late Johnny O'Meara (with black cap) on the left in the coach!

Theres a drawing of it in part 2 of the Oakwood Valencia  Railway book,page 234,that one is numbered 8457.Andy.